2015 Southwest Monsoon

[Damen Winslow]

Craptastic along the Front Range indeed. I guess all those storms and rain in the first half of the Summer was our chance. I'm actually ready for Fall at this rate. Sick of the dry heat and smoky skies.

 

[Kevin Rimcoski]

Seems like the season hit a wall the last week or so. Very few storms, and those that did go up weren't all too impressive.
With that said though, it looks like a nice transitional event setting up for northern arizona...also probably going to be the last chase this season

Gotta get thay day off

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[Kevin Rimcoski]

Definitely think I learned a lesson in second guessing your forecast.

I figured with the moisture leaving the north by early to mid afternoon, still 1500 CAPE around phoenix and a pocket of moisture around 5 plus the edge of the vort max due by that time, somewhere around phoenix would have been great by that time

I started heading up by early afternoon to sit in Wickenburg and wait and readjust from there, got distracted by towers and cells going up to my south and decided to play those with no luck at all. The further north I went, the less cumulus were around

Wouldn't you know by 5, just north of phoenix, and just south of it went up pretty hard

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[Kevin Rimcoski]

Jeremy, it was great running into you and finally meeting up the other day!
How did your day work out?

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[Jeremy Perez]

@Kevin Rimcoski
Same here, Kevin! I didn't wind up on any of the storms I was hoping for on Tuesday. I tried to make the best of it, exploring and photographing in spots I haven't traveled before.

Corn and Cumulus north of Gila Bend


A mess of updrafts near Palo Verde


And a pretty nice sunset and gust front west of Wickenburg.

 

[Kevin Rimcoski]

Beautiful sunset though!

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[Stephen Levine]

Tucson has enjoyed a few active nights over the last week or so.

I've been pushing the aperture in search of more 'wow' effect, with occasionally successful, occasionally blown-to-heck results.

This was right on the edge, f/4 at ISO 100 and reasonably close to the action. I usually don't go for outright blown-away areas, but here, where the rain shafts coincide with the blown highlights, I think it looks kinda cool. I only wish I'd guessed a few degrees further to the left....

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A few nights later, also shot as wide as I dared.
The 'Wow' is offset by a loss of subtle details. I'm not sure I really like this look, but I'm having fun playing with the idea, and that's what counts!
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Wow, indeed! Your last shot in my view is one of the most spectacular lightning photos I've ever seen. A real award winner. Congratulations to you on your capture!!